To the Right Guy At the Wrong Time,

You and I never seemed to be on the same page. When you wanted to start hanging out, I was already seeing one of you fraternity brothers. When I was single, you were finding yourself. If we ever did find ourselves in the same place at the same time, it never crossed our minds to date. There was always some unknown stopping us. Graduation, the job search, distance, you name it and “it” stood in our way. Our futures were too undecided for you and me to get involved.

What I can say is that I never regret trying to get our timing right. Throughout all the moments when we weren’t dating, we were having one of the best non-relationships I have ever been involved in. Most would hate to be in our position. Some days I do, but it will never stop me from smiling when I see your name pop up on my phone or laughing when I hear a joke that only you would understand. You see, even though our timing didn’t lead to the love I wanted it brought me something so unexpected and so much better, your friendship.

Mr. Right Guy, Wrong Time you are and forever will be one of my dearest friends. You never broke my heart. Rather, you taught me about how I could be treated, should the right guy come along. Old wounds were healed during movie nights, dinners, and afternoons spent binge watching Netflix (without the “chill”). I wished you could have been my knight in shining armor but we can never have everything we want.

Maybe what we had is better. It was never tainted by fights or breakups. While the thoughts of what might have been will always hurt, you words of encouragement and kindness will never be forgotten. They say timing is everything, but we had everything except timing.

Love Always,

The Girl Who Met You at the Wrong Time